Advanced Placement

College and Career Readiness

As we embark on year 2 of the curriculum renewal cycle and the planning for implementation of MassCore, we will continue to develop stronger pathways for our Advanced Placement students. With our focus on equity and access, we have made excellent gains in participation as well as qualifying scores. In our effort to support all our students for success on Advanced Placement exams, we will continue to offer professional development to teachers, grades 5-12.

District AP Coordinator

Dr. Magdalena Ganias

Office of Curriculum and Professional Learning

508-799-3366

AP Coordinators

Heather Hinckley

Claremont Academy

508-799-3077

Megan Weeks

South High School

508-799-3325

Drew Weymouth

WTHS

508-799-1940

Jody Bird

UPCS

508-799-3591

Phyllis Goldstein

North High School

508-799-3370

Ed Whalen

Doherty High School

508-799-3270

Andrea Ferrante

Burncoat High School

508-799-3300

Advanced Placement Policy

The policy for acceptance to Advanced Placement Courses is as follows:

Students who are interested in Advanced Placement Courses must notify their Guidance Counselor by completing an Advanced Placement Request Form. In order to establish consistent, city-wide guidelines for the student selection process for Advanced Placement courses, the following prerequisites are recommended:

Successful completion of suggested pathway courses in the appropriate subject area(s). However, this should not preclude consideration of a student.

Recommendation of current or most recent subject area teacher.

Recommendation of AVID teacher, if applicable.

Meeting with principal and appropriate department head to resolve

questions or issues.

Participation in meeting for all A.P. candidates with A.P. teachers

to discuss expectations and course work.

Students' grades

Signature of parents/guardians and students on A.P. contract committing to meeting summer and course assignment requirements.

Satisfactory completion of assigned A.P. summer work by the start

of the school year.

Recommendations noted on A.P. Potential Report based on PSAT

scores

Students who take Advanced Placement Courses must pay for their own Advanced Placement exam. Scholarships and reduced fees are available for eligible students through the Guidance Office. Any student in an Advanced Placement Course who passes the course, but does not take the Advanced Placement examination, will receive credit for an honors course.

All Advanced Placement Courses have a Guide Book as prepared by the College Board. Each department prepares a syllabus for the department course. The Guide Book and syllabus are available in the Guidance Office at the time of application.

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